We’ve long known that breastfeeding benefits a baby in many more ways than just filling his little tummy.  The latest issue of Obstetrics and Gynaecology carries details of a study that says breastfeeding is good …

The US Preventive Services Task Force says the rate of depression in children between 12 and 18 years old is high enough to warrant routine screening by their primary care physicians.  The recommendation, announced in …

Researchers at Laval University, Quebec, Canada, have published the findings of their study comparing the benefits of talk therapy versus some of the most commonly prescribed drugs for insomnia.  It seems that, for the best …

President Barack Obama has issued the call for the medical insurance industry to produce significant reform so millions of Americans still uncovered or underinsured by the healthcare insurance industry can obtain affordable medical care and …

The American Cancer Society says more than one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.  Although the chance of developing skin cancer has been directly linked to sun exposure in repeated studies and …

It’s just too soon to say for sure but officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have evidence that suggests people 60 years old and older may have a natural immunity …

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser has Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer that is generally considered easy to treat with radiation and chemotherapy treatments.  His doctor, Dr. James Joyce, prescribed a six-month regimen of the chemotherapy treatments …

Hannah Powell-Auslam says she just wants to be a ‘normal kid’ going to school, enjoying sports, and hanging out with her friends.  Unfortunately, Hannah is so unique her doctors say she’s even more rare than …

The May 8 issue of the journal, Demography, contains the report of a study on the health of people who’ve lost their jobs.  The report says people who lose their jobs, for any reason, are …

Although rare, melanoma is one of the easiest forms of cancer for an individual to detect on his or her own.  After all, it’s a form of skin cancer and can be easily seen by …